Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Have acquired professional skills in relation to the objective defining the degree.
• Specialise in at least one sub-domain of chemistry.
• Learn about scientific research and the world of research.
• Integrate into an inter-university environment and conduct scientific collaborations.
• In the field of chemistry, possess highly specialised and integrated knowledge and a wide range of skills adding to those covered in the Bachelor's programme in chemistry.
• Help lead and complete a major development project, individually or in teams, related to chemistry.
• Mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired.
• Assess the degree of complexity of the project and take into account the objectives, allocated resources and constraints that characterise it.
• Demonstrate independence and their ability to work alone or in teams.
• Manage research, development and innovation within chemistry and/or its applications.
• Understand unprecedented problems in chemistry.
• Mobilise their knowledge effectively, identify their limits, conduct methodical research and critically analyse scientifically valid information.
• Communicate clearly in the scientific domain.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Where possible, communicate in English.
• Apply high quality scientific methodology.
• Critically reflect on the impact of chemistry in general and projects to which they particularly contribute.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the course, the students will be able to identify the different forms of corrosion of metallic substrates; interpret the Pourbaix Diagrams; know the kinetics laws of corrosion ; know the different experimental methods used to characterize the corrosion phenomena at the industrial and R&D scales and their limitations ; know the different protection modes; know the different steps needed for a good surface preparation before surface treatments, to choose the most appropriate surface treatment to protect metallic substrates against corrosion, identify the risks of the chosen solutions for the environment and safety

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Potential-pH diagrams ; Corrosion kinetics ; influence of oxidizing ability and conductivity of the electrolyte ; Different forms of corrosion and characteristics ; Evans diagrams (Multielectrodes theory) ; passivity and its properties ; pitting corrosion ; intergranular corrosion; charaterization by electrochemical techniques ; ageing tests ; Surface preparation : degreasing and etching ; chemical conversion; organic coatings and application processes ; anodizing; galvanization.

Prior Experience

Not applicable